24: Dear Shelby, Wow you are graduating from high school..I can't believe how time flies by. I thank God for giving you to us and I hope we made Him proud in the few short years we had with you. You have changed our lives forever...I am so proud of the young lady you are becoming and I know that this is only the beginning. God has an amazing calling for your life and I know that you will chase hard after that. Never let anyone get in your way! If I could give you only one piece of advice for the journey ahead it would be this, never lower your standards to fit in with a crowd...you're not part of any crowd, you were set apart for greatness! I couldn't love you more if you were my own child and I have never been more proud than I am now! Now go change the world...I love your guts! ~Mom "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work” 2 Corinthians 9:8

25: Dear Shelby, You are an amazing young lady. I can't believe that you have grown so much and so fast. We haven't been a part of each others life very long, but it seems like we've been family forever. You have been a wonderful addition to my life and I will cherish the moments that we've had. I never thought that my life was missing anything but God showed me that you were needed to complete what He had planned. I am very proud of the person you have become and I know that God has special plans for you. I pray that you listen to Him all of your days, because I know that if you do you will be successful and that you will change the world. I'm gonna miss you when you leave and I know that "You're Gonna Miss This!" I love you, Dad